GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
minutiaea minute or minor detail
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
dulcetsweet to the taste
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform